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Old 08-16-2008, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by johnathan1 View Post
Took 12 seconds to see pressure??? I doubt the oil is at fault...even cold molasses in the sump would start to build pressure after that long...
I think that the oil was starting to gel because after i put synthetic in there the oil pressure now shoots up to the 3 bar mark, as soon as i turn the key.
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